Plymouth Blue Rock?

[MrsBillius]

Hi , all. I'm told this is a female Plymouth Blue Rock. She's only about 6 weeks old (we think) so too early to confirm if pullet or cockerel. If she's a Plymouth Blue Rock is that breed sex link? What do you think.. is this a Plymouth Blue Rock?

 

[JedJackson]

I think probably a blue Orpington or Marans, due to the white legs. It is definitely a cockerel if it is only 6 weeks old. The big, red comb tells the tale there.

 

[SilverBirds]

I think probably a blue Orpington or Marans, due to the white legs. It is definitely a cockerel if it is only 6 weeks old. The big, red comb tells the tale there.

Agreed.

 

[nuthatched]

No and nope, sorry

 

[MrsBillius]

I think probably a blue Orpington or Marans, due to the white legs. It is definitely a cockerel if it is only 6 weeks old. The big, red comb tells the tale there.

I don't know what I'll do.. I only have 5 other birds and they're too young to discern sex yet. If this is a rooster and ends up being the only one, I'll breathe a sigh of relief, BUT the girls won't.. there's only 5 of them.

 

[JedJackson]

I don't know what I'll do.. I only have 5 other birds and they're too young to discern sex yet. If this is a rooster and ends up being the only one, I'll breathe a sigh of relief, BUT the girls won't.. there's only 5 of them.

Hopefully it is the only one. Don't feel obliged to keep cockerels. Many people give them away or eat them.

 

[SilverBirds]

I don't know what I'll do.. I only have 5 other birds and they're too young to discern sex yet. If this is a rooster and ends up being the only one, I'll breathe a sigh of relief, BUT the girls won't.. there's only 5 of them.

By 6 weeks old you can usually be fairly positive on what you have. Makes will have developed bigger and redder combs and wattles than females at this age. Feel free to post pictures of your other chicks if you'd like helping sex them.

 

[MrsBillius]

By 6 weeks old you can usually be fairly positive on what you have. Makes will have developed bigger and redder combs and wattles than females at this age. Feel free to post pictures of your other chicks if you'd like helping sex them.

Thank you. I am not absolutely certain of ages, but I understand the blue to be approximately six weeks. In the next pictures I believe 1 (Silver Laced Wyandotte), 3 (Gold Laced Wyandotte), 4 (ISA Brown) and 5 (Buff Orpington) to be approximately 5 weeks, while number 2 (Amberlink) is thought to be approximately 3-4 weeks.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

The remainder all look like pullets. As seen in 1, it is very common for wyandotte pullets to get a pink or red comb earlier.

 

[SilverBirds]

Thank you. I am not absolutely certain of ages, but I understand the blue to be approximately six weeks. In the next pictures I believe 1 (Silver Laced Wyandotte), 3 (Gold Laced Wyandotte), 4 (ISA Brown) and 5 (Buff Orpington) to be approximately 5 weeks, while number 2 (Amberlink) is thought to be approximately 3-4 weeks.

Im not seeing any cockerels yet from the rest.